Life of General Sir William Napier, 2권J. Murray, 1864 |
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... appear to suffer under the national disease in as great a degree as the other authorities , —that is , boasting of the strength and power of the Spanish nation till they are seriously convinced they are in no danger , and then sitting ...
... appear to suffer under the national disease in as great a degree as the other authorities , —that is , boasting of the strength and power of the Spanish nation till they are seriously convinced they are in no danger , and then sitting ...
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... appear sunk in hopeless lethargy when it is capable of great and noble exertions . " " The French Revolution was pushed into existence before the hour of its natural birth . The power of the aristocratic principle was too vigorous , and ...
... appear sunk in hopeless lethargy when it is capable of great and noble exertions . " " The French Revolution was pushed into existence before the hour of its natural birth . The power of the aristocratic principle was too vigorous , and ...
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... appears miraculous . Take a very few instances among many . Sir Arthur Wellesley sailed from Cork in July , 1808 , to land in Portugal , and drive the French out of the Spanish Peninsula . His force consisted of 9000 men . He was ...
... appears miraculous . Take a very few instances among many . Sir Arthur Wellesley sailed from Cork in July , 1808 , to land in Portugal , and drive the French out of the Spanish Peninsula . His force consisted of 9000 men . He was ...
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... goodness and unceasing bene- ficence had marvellously endeared him . He died at La Tour , in Piedmont , January 19 , 1862 . my way under circumstances which to many persons might appear 42 [ CHAP . XVII . BIOGRAPHY OF SIR WILLIAM NAPIER .
... goodness and unceasing bene- ficence had marvellously endeared him . He died at La Tour , in Piedmont , January 19 , 1862 . my way under circumstances which to many persons might appear 42 [ CHAP . XVII . BIOGRAPHY OF SIR WILLIAM NAPIER .
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... appear least conducive to that enjoyment which even this life affords . I attribute this to clear distinct views of the end and objects of existence , and quiet perseverance in the lower range of duties which come more within our ...
... appear least conducive to that enjoyment which even this life affords . I attribute this to clear distinct views of the end and objects of existence , and quiet perseverance in the lower range of duties which come more within our ...
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205 페이지 - For we were nursed upon the self-same hill, Fed the same flock by fountain, shade, and rill : Together both, ere the high lawns appear'd Under the opening eyelids of the Morn, We drove a-field, and both together heard What time the gray-fly winds her sultry horn...
46 페이지 - And thro' the mountain-walls A rolling organ-harmony Swells up, and shakes and falls. Then move the trees, the copses nod, Wings flutter, voices hover clear : ' O just and faithful knight of God ! Ride on ! the prize is near.
267 페이지 - During mourning, the living mourners and the deceased constitute a special group, situated between the world of the living and the world of the dead, and how soon living individuals leave that group depends on the closeness of their relationship with the dead person.
46 페이지 - So pass I hostel, hall, and grange; By bridge and ford, by park and pale, All armed I ride, whate'er betide, Until I find the Holy Grail.
25 페이지 - ... him, and still bear for his memory because he cherished the principles of a just equality. They loved him also for his incessant activity in the public...
32 페이지 - ... application of a just science would have rendered the operation comparatively easy ? Because the English ministers, so ready to plunge into war, were quite ignorant of its exigencies; because the English people are warlike without being military, and under the pretence of maintaining a liberty which they do not possess, oppose in peace all useful martial establishments. Expatiating in their schools and colleges, upon Roman discipline and Roman valour, they are heedless of Roman institutions;...
44 페이지 - And further, by these, my son, be admonished : of making many books there is no end ; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
313 페이지 - The path of such a man through the foul jungle of this world — the struggle of Heaven's inspiration against the terrestrial fooleries, cupidities, and cowardices — cannot be other than tragical : but the man does tear out a bit of way for himself too ; strives towards the good goal, inflexibly persistent till his long rest come : the man does leave his mark behind him, ineffaceable, beneficent to all good men, maleficent to none : and we must not complain. The British nation of this time, in...
132 페이지 - This cardinal, Though from an humble stock, undoubtedly Was fashion'd to much honour. From his cradle He was a scholar, and a ripe and good one ; Exceeding wise, fair spoken, and persuading : Lofty and sour to them that loved him not ; But, to those men that sought him, sweet as summer...
17 페이지 - ... under the command of an officer ; and yet there is not an outrage of any description, which has not been committed on a people who have uniformly received us as friends, by soldiers who never yet, for one moment, suffered the slightest want, or the smallest privation.